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D. SCHUYLER.

MUSIC CABINET.

`1\I0.289,569. Patented 1360.4, 188s.

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UNITED Samaras4N DANIEL SCHUYLER, OFNEV YORK, N. Y.'

part of Letters Patent No.l 289,569, datedIDecembc'x 4, 188,3.

f Application filed April 5, 1883. (No model.)

To" all whom) it may concern):

Be it known that I, DAN-1m. ScnUYLi-m, of' and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Music-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification. v l' This invention has reference to au improved cabinet for storing sheet-music, newspapers, or similar articles, in which a series of swinging racks may be thrown into raised or lowered postion for conveniently storing, removing, ,and inserting sheet-music, &c.

The linvention consists of a casing open at thektop and front, `and shaped interior bottom, to each step of which a holderor, rack is hinged in such. a manner drawn out simultaneously that one or mor'evof them can be swung into raised or lowered position, they being then l su/pportedby theAneXt adjoining racks. The front rack or panel is hingedto the bottom of 4the easing, and supported, when in loweredposition, on sliding bracket-pins,'which are -with the lowering of the front rack by means of suitable wire and spring connections with the casing and `returned into their sockets in the bottom of ,the casing whenthe front rack or panel is wallbrackets.

raised. l, The wire and spring connections also hold the front rack o r panel in position when raised.

In the accompanying drawings, gu re 1 repl lresents a perspective view of my improved, music-cabinet, shown as supported on suitable Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical transverse sections of the same, showing it, with the racks in raised position and part ofthe racks thrown into lowered po-` sition; and Fig. 4 is a plan partly in horizontal section online y y, Fig. 2.

'Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring tothe drawings, A represents the casing of `my improved music-cabinet, which may be made of any suitable material, size, and inish, and supported either'` by brackets on the wall-orby legs or casters on the ioor,

or as aportable cabinet on the top ofthe piano, or in any other suitable manner. The casing lA isA open at the top and front, andprovided with a regular bottom, A', and an interior step-shaped bottom', CA2. Inplace of the' same, step-shaped side-supportsimay be used. To

`A of the casing, and supported in horizontal provided with a stepy vent the oscillating each stepof the interior bottom, A2-is hingedV a rack, B, which is provided with a rectangu- -larlyextending L-shaped rest, B', at the lower part, which portion is equal in width to Ithe height of the individual steps ofthe bottom A2. For this reason ,the rest B of each rack serves., when the latter is thrown into lowered posiv tion, as a support for the next adjoining rack above, so as to hold the latter in horizontal position. The front rack, B, forms also the front panel of the cabinet, and is' also provided with a rest, B',` and hinged tothe bottom position, when thrown down, by sliding bracket-rodsD, which are. guided in socket-holes d of 'the bottom A of the casing A. The sliding bracket-rods D are moved simultaneously forward' or baekin their socket-holes d d by the lowering or raising ot the front panel,I B, l which is accomplished by means of cords or wires e, that are attached to suitable points at the sides of the front panel, B, and connected to the rear ends of the bracket-rods l). The latter are connected to spiral or other suitable springs, E, of proper strength, which draw the sliding bracket-rods D back and to retain the front panel in closed position when raised. The step-shaped interior bottom, A2, is recessed or somewhat shortened. at the ends, as shown at e', Figs. 2 and 3, so that the connecting cords or wires e e can pass from the front panel, B, to the rear end of thebracket-rods D. The bottom A. is provided with a longitudinal slot, d, directly above each socket-hole d, in which slit a fixed staple or pin, d, of the 'bracket-rod D is guided, to which staple the wires or cords e care attached. The actuating-springs E also pass through the `slots d d', as shown in Figs.2 and 3, andare attached to the rear ends of the bracket-rods l).

The racks B B are retained in raised position parallel to the rear wall of the easing A by means of spring-catches or other fastening devices, f, applied thereto and to the side walls of the casing A. These fastening devices preof-.the racks and retain' themnsie or other articles placed on the san're in a reliable and uniform mann er;y They serve simply-for the purpose of holding the racks B B in vertical position; but do not prevent the ready lowering of the same when they are to bel-thrown into horizontal position, so esito remove or insert the music. f'Any or all rior step-shaped bottom or supports, and oi equal in width tothe height ofthey steps Vof .the bottom, so as to form when in lowered p0- 3.4 The combination of a casingopcn at the 'substantially as described.

of the racks may be thrown intovhorizontalposition by one motion and returned again in the same way into their normal raised position, as will be clearly seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 3. By the different racks the musie maybe readily classied, songsbeingplaced in one rack, marches in another, and so on. A double cabinet maybe produced by v.arranging two of the single cabinets back to back, or one below the otheinf' Sheet-music or other articles stored in the cabinet are preserved i'n a better manner and instantly within reach for use. It may be usedas a music-stand by per# formers by throwing 'down one or more of the racks and supporting the music thereon.l

The cabinet has the further advantage that the music 'is not required to be removed from the racks while 'making selections, as they themselves serve as supports when lowered.

The cabinet may be covered at the top in any suitable ornamental manner, either by a lid or by a piece of embroidered or other fab- 11c.

- Having thus described my invention, I claim v, as new and desire to secure by Letters Patenty1. vAI music-cabinet consisting` of a casing open at the front and provided with an interacks4 'hinged to the 'steps of said bottom or supports, and meansl for retaining 'chemin any upright position, substantially as set forth.

- 2. rlhe combination of the casing open ,atA the front and havingan interior step-shaped bottom, racks hinged to the steps of said bottom and provided with rests, saidrestsbeing sition supports for the next adjoining racks,

*substantially as described.

.front and having a step-shapedl interior bot- "tom, racksl hinged to the steps of said bottoml .and provided with rests, as described, and

means, substantially as setforth, for supporting the front rack or panel in a horizontal position. i l, n l

. 4. The combination of the casing A,"having an interior vstep-shaped bottom, A2, racks B, I

hinged tothe steps of the bottom A2, and provided with rests B', sliding bracket-rodsD 5.'lhecomloination of the casing' A, having van interior step-shaped bottom, A2, racks B,

hinged to thesteps of the bottom A2, bracketrods'D, carried in sockets of the casing, cords v or Wires e connecting the frontrack with the bracket-rods, and tension-springs E, attached and connected to the rear ends of the .bracketrods, substantially as set forth. v

6. Ina music cabinet, the combination, with the casing A, of ahinged front rack lor panel,

B, bracket-rods D D, carried in socket-holesof the casing,l cords or wires e e, connecting said front rack with the'brac'ket-rods, and tensiou` springs E E,located and connected as described,

whereby the forward or backward motion of the bracket-rods is produced simultaneously with thevlowering or raisingbf the frontI rack,

Inj testimony 'that I claim the Iorcgoing as my invention I havevsigned my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses. v Y- DANIEL scH'UYLER.

Witnesses: f f f 'CARL Kimi), .p SIDNEY MANN. f 

